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Swinging Together to Hit the Same Goal is What Chuck Crawford Teaches

When University of Delaware crew coach Chuck Crawford talks to his team about how to work together to move a boat, he likes to take them mentally onto a golf course.

When University of Delaware crew coach Chuck Crawford talks to his team about how to work together to move a boat, he likes to take them mentally onto a golf course.

“I use the analogy when I coach sometimes. It’s like eight guys hitting a golf ball off the tee at the same time and trying to coordinate it so they are all hitting the same distance and smacking the ball precisely at the same time,” the 2015 Fan’s Choice Collegiate Coach of the Year said during an interview prior being recognized at the Golden Oars Awards Dinner on Nov. 19.

Listen to the rest of the lesson and what Crawford has to say about coaching, and how he developed a club program at Delaware into a squad capable of beating a varsity program like Harvard University during a dual race this season.